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Bill would transfer 1.25 acres in Ward County and fund new state office building in Minot
Summary
A House bill on the tracking sheet would authorize DOT to transfer about 1.25 acres in Ward County and appropriate $4.9 million to construct a state office building intended for lease to state agencies in Minot.
A House bill on the legislative tracking sheet would authorize the North Dakota Department of Transportation to transfer roughly 1.25 acres in Ward County to the Office of Management and Budget and appropriate $4.9 million from the general fund to construct a new state office building in Minot.
At the Feb. 4 meeting, the presenter said the bill (listed as House Bill 1487 on the tracking list) would exempt that land transfer from certain existing state statutes regarding property transfers and designate the $4.9 million as one-time funding for a facility to be leased to other state agencies. The hearing was listed for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
Meeting participants did not record a formal city decision on the bill, but the tracking notes indicate it is on the watch list because of its potential local impact. The presenter described the appropriation as a one-time funding item and said the bill would grant an exemption from state budget rules for the project.
No vote or further committee action was recorded in the meeting transcript. Staff recommended monitoring the scheduled hearing and being prepared to answer questions about the project’s local impacts if requested by legislators or committee staff.
